Source 3 vs Tanuki for GitLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Source 3
View the HTML source code of any webpage directly within Safari. This app offers customizable syntax highlighting for a better developer experience on iOS devices.
- View HTML source code
- Safari extension integration
- Customizable syntax highlighting
- Easy access via Action icon
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Source is an app plus a Safari extension that makes it easy to do one key web developer task: view the HTML source of any web page, with beautiful and customisable syntax highlighting. Just browse the web in Safari as you normally would, and if you want to view the source for your current page just tap the Action icon and choose Source. The following steps show you how to get extensions to enhance your browsing experience in Safari on iOS 15. Settings app → Safari → Extensions → toggle on the app or settings.
Tanuki for GitLab
A native client for interacting with GitLab repositories. Manage your projects, issues, and merge requests efficiently from your iOS device.
- Native GitLab client
- Manage repositories
- Track issues
- Review merge requests
- iOS compatible
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Easy to use, native, GitLab client.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tanuki for GitLab at every 5 days against Source 3's every 2 months. Source 3's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Source 3 costs $0.99 and Tanuki for GitLab $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Source 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Source 3 has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Source 3's written reviews are positive against 50% of Tanuki for GitLab's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Source 3 ships an update every 2 months, Tanuki for GitLab every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Source 3 | Tanuki for GitLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (10 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.8% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #74 — better | #113 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Street Coder LLC | Felix Schindler |
Customer experience
Source 3
Tanuki for GitLab
In-app purchases
Source 3
No in-app purchases
Tanuki for GitLab
No in-app purchases
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